Wire-holder.



S. E. ELLIOTT.

WIRE HOLDER.

APPLIoATIoN FILED APB.14, 1914.

1, 1 05,41 2, Patented Jul)1 28,1914.

6 l D 1 l WITNESS IN VEN TUI? A TTUH/VEVS 'HE MORRIS PHITKPL'I CO..PHOD-IJTNO.. WASHIHTN. D. 0

entre STEPHEN E. ELLIOTT, 0F WEST SALEM, ILLINOS.

WIRE-HOLDER.

T0 all whom 'it may concern.

Be it known that I, STEPHEN E. ELmo'r'r, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Test Salem, in the county of Edwards and State ofIllinois, have made certain new and useful Improvements in`Wire-I-lolders of which the following Yis a specification.

My invention is an improvement in wire holders, and has for its objectto provide `a device of the character specified, especially adapted forholding wire fencing during the stretching thereof, and wherein means isprovided for permitting the clamping bars that engage the fencingthroughout its height, to be easily and quickly placed on the fence orto be removed therefrom, without the necessity of removing or replacingtaps, nuts and the like.

ln the drawings z-Figure 1 is a front view of the improved holder, Figs.2 and 3 are sections on the lines 2 2, and 3-3, respectively, of Fig. l,Fig. 3 looking :in the direction of the arrows adjacent to the line, andFig. t is a perspective view of one of the clamping elements detached.

The present embodiment of the invention is shown in connection with awire fence 1. The holders consist of bars or plates 2 and 3, of wood orthe like, the said bars being of a length to engage the entire width ofthe fence, and to extend above and below the same. Each of the bars 2and 3 is provided on its outer face with longitudinally extendingreinforcing strips or plates l and 5 of metal, for instance sheet ironor the like, the said strips extending from one end of the bars to theother, and being secured to the bars by means of screws (i or the like.At suitable points, preferably near the ends, the bar 2 is provided witha transverse opening 7, and the bar 3 is provided with a similar openingS, registering with the opening 7, and the outer end of the opening 8countersunk, as shown at 9. A pin l0 engages the opening 8 of the bar 3,the said pin having a head 11 received in the eountersink 9, and thestrip 5 is arranged above the head of the pin, so that the pin cannotbecome disengaged from the bar 3 and the pin is of a length to extendentirely through the bar 3, and to the plate ll of the bar 2, the saidpin being adapted to engage the opening 7. The pins 10, of which thereare 2 in the present instance, are designed to act as guides forproperly positioning the bars Q, and 3 with respect to each other. Thestrip or plate at Speocation of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 14, 1914.

Patented July 28, 191e.

Serial No. 831,752.

of the bar 2 ixtends over the outer end of the opening 7, as shown inFig'. Q. .At regular intervals the bar 2 is provided with transverseslots or elliptical openings 12, the long axis of the openings beingparallel or coinciding with the long axis of the bar, and the saidopenings extend through the rein forcing strip Ll. The bar 3 is providedwith similar openings 13, adapted to register with the openings 12 ofthe bar 2, andthe openings 13 extend through the reinforcing strip Aseries of clamping means is provided, one of the said means operating ineach pair of registering openings IQ-l laeh of the claniping meansconsists of a rod lll, provided at one end with a transverse head 15 ofa length and width to pass through the slots or openings 1Q and 13, andof a length to extend across the said openings, to liold the rod fromreverse movement when the said head is turned transverse to the slot.

A handle 1G is connected with each rod at the opposite end from thehead, each of the said handles having a pair ol cani shaped heads orlugs 1 7 at one end. The lugs 17 are spaced apart to tit over the endopposite from the head of the rod lll, and a pivot pin 11.8 is passedthrough registeril'ig openings in the lugs and in4 the rod, for pivotingthe handle to the pin. The lugs 17 are so shaped, that when the handlelt is approximately parallel with the bars 2 and 3 the head 15 of therod will be pressed tightly against the reinforcing strip l of the bar2, and the bars will be clamped firmly together on the fencing l. Thehandles are of such length that when in the position of Fig. 1, that isin contact with the reinforcing strip 5, they will not extend to thenext lower set of registering slots.

The inner face of the bar 3 is longitudinally grooved throughout itslength, as indicated at 19, and the inner face of the bar 2 is providedwith a longitudinally extending rib 20. The rib 20 is of less width thanthe groove 19, so that when the clamping devices are in clamped positiona portion of the fencing wire will be oll'set into the groove, 19.During the stretching of wire fencing it is essential that the wire begrasped throughout its width and firmly held, and the usual clampingbars are held together by bolts and nuts. lt is obvious that the partscannot be quickly disengaged when so held together. With the presentarrangement, however, it is only necessary to place the hars, insert theseveral rods through the registering slots or openings, turn the rod tobring the head transverse to the said slot, and then swing the handleinto the full line position of Fig. 2, until the free end of the handlecontacts with the reinforcing strip 5.

The cain lugs 17 are so arranged that when the free end of the handle 16contacts with the reinforcing strip 5, the highest portion ofeccentricity oit the carns Will he ra little oit1 center, thus lockingthe handle against reverse movement. The rods 14 are of such length, andthe bars 2 and 3 With their reinforcing strips are ot sucl Width, thatwhen the handles are in contact With the reinforc ing strip 5, the barswill be rrnly clamped on the Wire, to hold the sarne during theoperation or" stretching. In practice the bars 2 and 3 will have alength of ve feet, a Width of three inches, and a thickness of one andone-halt inches.

l claim:-

l. A device of the character speciiied, comprising a pair of bars, oneof the hars having on its inner face a longitudinally eX- tendinggroove, and the other har having a longitudinally extending rib of lessWidth than the groove, each of the bars having a reinforcing` strip onits outer face at the cener thereof, each har having a series of slotsextending through the reinforcing strip7 the slots extendinglongitudinally of the hars and being spaced apart at regular intervals,and the slots of one har registering with the slots of the other hars, aclamping device for each pair ot' registering slots, each of the saiddevices comprising a rod having a head adapted to pass through the slotsand to engage transversely of the slots, and a handle pivoted to theother end of each rod, each handle having a pair ot' cam shaped lugsengag'ing the opposite sides of the rod and pivoted thereto for drawingthe rod toward the handle When the handle is turned into parallelismWith `the bars, one of the bars having laterally extending guide pins onits inner face and near its ends, and the other har having openings forreceiving the guide pins.

2. A device of the character specified, comprising a pair of hars, eachof the hars having a reinforcing strip on its outer face at the centerthereof, each har having a series of slots extending through thereinforcing strip, the slots extending longitudinally of the bars andbeing spaced apart at regular intervals, and the slots of one barregistering with the slots of the other bars, a clamping device for eachpair of registering slots, each of the said devices comprising a rodhaving a head adapted to pass through the slots and to engagetransversely of the slots, and a handle pivoted to the other end of eachrod, each handle having a pair oitl cani shaped lugs engaging theopposite sides of the rod and pivoted thereto for drawing the rod towardthe handle When the handle is turned into parallelism With the bars.

STEPHEN E. ELLQTT;

7Witnesses:

WVM. HARRISON,

WM. Winn.

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